1 . A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been called “Super Grannie” after it was reported that she is _________ about running and has completed over 100 marathons (马拉松) so far.

Most people _________ to take it easy after they retire (退休), but Wang Guilan, from Liaoning, is _________ not one of them. She only started running at the age of 50, as a _________ to keep in shape, but soon realized it was her passion (酷爱). She ran her first marathon in 2004 and hasn’t _________ since. From 2005 to 2017, she completed the Beijing Marathon thirteen times, and this year she set a new record, becoming the _________ person to ever complete the 168-kilometer Liaoning marathon.

“This lady is as old as my grandmother, how can she run so fast? That’s _________,” a runner in his twenties said after seeing Wang compete _________ the Liaoning marathon in April. Last year, she ran for the 110 km version of the marathon with her _________. It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours __________ they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by __________, and chose the longest distance.

So __________ can a 70-year-old stay in good condition to complete a marathon, while most people half her __________ couldn’t finish? One reason, according to Sina, is that Wang Guilan runs at least 20 kilometers every day. And she __________ running on mountain roads in her native Liaoning, but in winter she runs on asphalt (沥青) roads.

Wang Guilan __________ believes that age is just a number, and plans to continue running and enjoying the sunset of her life for as long as her health allows it.